Mary P. Key Diversity Resident: Metadata Transformation
The Ohio State University Library
Columbus

Mary P. Key Diversity Resident: Metadata Transformation

  
The Ohio State University (OSU) Libraries seeks a dynamic and self-motivated
librarian for the position of Mary P. Key Diversity
Resident. OSU Libraries' two-year Mary P. Key Diversity
Residency Program is designed to provide mentorship through a successful
transition from academic training to research librarianship, to provide the
opportunity for hands-on exposure in many areas of the University Libraries'
operations, and to increase diversity from underrepresented groups for
academic librarianship and The Ohio State University Libraries. The program
provides professional development in a nurturing, yet productive, real world
environment at one of the top 10 public university libraries in the country.
The resident will be encouraged to participate in selected workshops,
conferences, institutes, and committees and develop a robust portfolio of
engagement at the start of their library career.

  
During 2015-2017, the resident will advance the Libraries digital initiatives
through enhanced metadata design and transformation. OSU Libraries is
currently accelerating and reconfiguring our digital initiatives program. New
infrastructures, including a digital preservation repository, image management
system, and digital exhibits platform along with initiatives to scale up
digital collections will require substantial investment in metadata. As the
library community prepares for a non-MARC based infrastructure, OSU Libraries
is committed to exploring opportunities and rethinking current practices to
prepare the Libraries' data for this future. The resident will work
collaboratively across the organization to advance the Libraries' metadata
program to prioritize, document, and execute metadata activities, to ensure
that metadata for digital collections (often represented by diverse data
types) are effectively integrated with traditional library collections across
various discovery tools, migrate metadata between systems, and ensure that
metadata is being created and maintained according to best practices.

  
*Responsibilities:*  
  
 - Support development of metadata
guidelines. The resident will work

 with a variety of stakeholders to
support the research and documentation

 components of developing guidelines for
metadata for the OSU Libraries.

 Once developed, the resident will
participate in creating, maintaining, and

 transforming metadata according to
these guidelines.

 - Transition of metadata to
ArchivesSpace. Migrate metadata to the

 newly-implement archival management
systems using a variety of workflows

 including EAD loading, transformation
of MARC, and other data sources.

 Identify, plan, and implement data
normalization and clean-up projects.

 - Migration of existing content to the
IMS. The resident will work on

 mapping and transforming metadata to
migrate to the new Image Management

 System (IMS).

 - Metadata transformation for the
Knowledge Bank. The resident will have

 the opportunity to learn relevant
skills and standards by performing

 metadata transformation to prepare
content for Knowledge Bank, OSU

 Libraries' Institutional Repository

 - Assist in the growth and development
of metadata infrastructure to

 support Digital Initiatives and prepare
OSUL for the transition from the

 present MARC environment to one that
facilitates the management and use of

 library data as linked data (e.g.
BIBFRAME, RDF, schema.org).

 - Serve on selected library committees.

 - Begin development of a research
agenda that will contribute to an area

 of scholarship.

  
  
*Required qualifications:*  
  
 - Master's degree in
Library/Information Science from an ALA-accredited

 program with a focus on metadata or
digital libraries, completed by the

 time of appointment

 - Knowledge of one or more library
metadata standards

 - Flexibility and creativity in
adapting to rapidly changing metadata

 management environments

 - Effective oral, written, and
interpersonal communication skills

 - Excellent analytic skills, including
complex problems solving

 - Interest in professional development
and research

  
  
*Preferred qualifications:*  
  
 - Experience in project planning,
workflow development, and/or writing

 documentation

 - Experience working with library
metadata standards, such as RDA,

 AACR2, and MARC, and non-MARC metadata
standards such as Dublin Core, VRA

 Core, METS or MODS

 - Proficiency in XML or other relevant
computer programming skills

 - Ability to work effectively and
creatively in a collaborative and

 complex environment

  
  
*About the Appointment:*  
This is a full-time, two year Visiting Faculty (non-tenure track)
position. As a Visiting Faculty member, the resident is
strongly encouraged to engage in professional research and publication. The
resident will provide a faculty annual report as well as periodic reports to
the Diversity Committee to track progress on established objectives. Salary is
commensurate based on qualifications and experience.

  
*About The Ohio State University:*  
Founded in 1870, The Ohio State University is a world-class public research
university and the leading comprehensive teaching and research institution in
the state of Ohio. With more than 63,000 students (including 56,000 in
Columbus), the Wexner Medical Center, 14 colleges, 80 centers and 175 majors,
the university offers its students tremendous breadth and depth of opportunity
in the liberal arts, the sciences, and the professions.

  
The Ohio State University Libraries contribute to the University's eminence as
dynamic partners and campus leaders in advancing inquiry and discovery for
OSU, the state of Ohio and for an ever expanding community of world scholars.
Additional information about The Ohio State University Libraries is available
at http://library.osu.edu.

  
* Benefits:*  
The University offers competitive benefits in the form of 22 days'

vacation, 15 days' sick leave, 10 holidays, hospitalization, major medical,
surgical-medical, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, and life
insurance at 2.5 times one's annual salary. State and alternative retirement
choices are also available. For a summary of benefits, see:

http://hr.osu.edu/hrpubs/ben/fs-bensummaryreg.pdf.

  
*Application:*  
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Preference will be
given to applications received by May 15th, 2015. Please send cover letter,
CV, references, and salary history and requirements to Erica Jonak at
[log in to unmask] Please include the position title in the subject field.

  
*Contact Information*: Erica Jonak, Human Resources, 1858 Neil Avenue Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, 614-247-8887, [log in to unmask]  
  
  
*The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.* 



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